The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-01-02
THE DEACON MUST PAY.
The story of n Church PILLARS Pursuit
of HIS Green Dairy Maid.

of HIS Green Dairy Maid.
Deacon Hunt, of East Amwel Township.
after doing all in his power to oppose the
efforts Jersey City to compel him to con-
tribute to the support of his daughter by
his former domestic, Catherine Neylan,
has been again defeated. The Court OF
Sessions on Monday last. ordered him to
relieve Jersey City from the burden OF
supporting his child, Some of the mem
bers of the Presbyterian Church, of which
the deacon has heretofore been shining
light, are raising the question whether bis
conduct has been such as to entitle him to
front seat in the Tabernacle. He may
find that some of his decent neighbors dc
not regard his treatment of poor Katy in
the same amasi,g light that he does.
Five years ago, Catherine Neylan, an I'M
sophisticated Irish lass, landed at Castle
Garden. Jonathan A. Hunt is a wealthy
Jersey farmer, between fifty and sixty
years of age, who lived with large family
of children at Ringoes, East Amwell
Township, Hunterdon County. His nu-
merous acres and large wealth gave him q
good gscial standing, and he held posi-
ton of prominence in the neighborhood,
and was an active member and shining
light in the Presbyterian Church. Jona-
than was a w1dower, and he concluded
that q smart servant girl was required to
assist IN household duties. Katie was the
unfortunate girl whom he employed. When
she became an inmate of his household in
the summer of 1884, Kate was strong and
buxom lass with the peach blow on her
checks, wealth of golden tresses, and
bright beaming eyes burning over with
mirth. Having been reared on farm in
the old country, it became part cf her du-
ties in her new home to assist in the milk
ing. and it was while gazing at the picture
presented by the pretty girl milking the
cow, that the evil minded deacon resolved
to ruin the friendless milkmaid. For three
months he was busy plotting and laying
his snares, and finally 1cceeded. The in
timacy once begun continued until the
following spring. Then Katie found her
ised to have her put in an institu-
care of. His avarice, however, got
the better of his Judgment, and
and when poor Katie could no longer
perform her household duties, the man
who had betrayed her turned her
out. Upon application being made by
Katie to the Poormaster of the township,
that worthy official thumbed over his lexi-
con, and ascertaining that she had livea
only nine months in the township, decided
that her legal settlement Jersey City, and
Selling his hat and coat. and bidding the
poor bewildered girl to follow him, it was
aot many hours before he introduced him
self and his charge to Poormaster Hewitt,
of this city. When he had stated the OBJ
ject of his visit, Hewitt ordered him to re-
turn the girl to the place whence he came,
and upon his refusing so to do, he saved
himself from humiliation by instant and
rapid flight. Thus Katie became charge
upon Jersey City, and warrant was issued
at the suit of Jersey City for the arrest of
the pious farmer At the trial before JUS
tees Lane and McMurray the prospective
father was ordered to pay four dollars to-
wards the support of the child. From this
order the rural lothario appealed to the
Court of Sessions, and the appeal was
tried week ago. Corporation Attorney
Seymour conducted the prosecution on the
part of the city, while Prosecutor Chamber
lin, of Warren county. made vigorous OPP
position in behalf of the defendant. While
Katie was living with farmer Hunt she
was visited occasionally by a green
kfiSn laQ VINO uV0d On IafHs near Dy.
That was his home. William would have
married Katie, but she was too honest to
deceive the trustful lad. On the trial Of
the appeal, the wealthy farmer in his en-
deavor to protect himself from the terrible
penalty of paying four dollars week,
offered as witnesses in the case two of his
daughters, Kate l.. Hunt, pert young
miss, sixteen years old, and Anna H.,
young woman thirty years old and two feet
in height. After their father had gone
upon the witness stand, and, in the hear
ing of his daughters, admitted his intimacy
with the Irish lassie, the daughters were
called upon to testify that one day when
they were in the sitting room at home,
Katie and William were in the kitchen,
and Hunts daughters looked under the
door, between the sitting room. and kitchen,
and saw Katie and William acting improp-
erly. Katie Indignantly denied the inssnu-
alton, while the anorous farmer laughed
all over his face, evidently considering it
a good joke. Katie's baby, Girl, was born
in the City Hospital, and as she carried it
through the courtroom, the constables de-
clared that the infants striking resem-
blance to it's old dad was evident to every
observer.
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